Improved head-rest



same, reference being had to the accompanying draw- .to rest or sleep iu his seat; and

*,iln'itrd (55mm ,atriu- .dtiijra CHARLES-1B.' `L ovELEss, or sYnAcUsE, NEW YonK.

'Lmm Pamela. 98,077,

dated December 21, '1869.

IMPROVIE'lD HEAD-REST..

Who Schedule'referred. to in thesoLetters Patent and making partvof the same.

ings, forming part oi' this specification,'iu'which lFigure 1 is a front view of my improvement;

Figure 2 is a side view; and

Figure 3 shows the sainewhen folded. l

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts lin the several figures.

This invention relates to certain'improvements in portable head-rests for car-seats, whereby the comfort of day-travelling is promoted, and thel fatigue-ofnighttravelling is much lessened, by enabling the traveller The invention consists in a padded hoop, provided witha diaphragm-cushion, land hinged to a-frauie, for holding it to the car-seat, in such manner as to be folded readily when not in use, so as to be placed iu an ordinary satchel asa part ot' its travelling-equipment or contents, as hereinafter more fully explained.

1n the accornpanying drawings- Aiis the head-rest, and

B is the frame, by which it is attached to the back of a car-seat. ,y

The'head-rest is formed bya hoopof metal or-other suitable material, which is iirst wound or covered with padding, to ymake it soft, and the whole then covered with a diaphragm, A, figs. 1 and 2, of cloth, making an easy and comfortable rest for receiving the back part of .the head, or the side of thev face.

'lhe lower side o' the hoop hasl a short projection or stud, by which it isattached tothe sustainingframe hy means oi' a hinge-joint,- a, so 'that the device can s `space when not in use, as.

be folded-to occupy les secn in fig. 3.

The sustaining-n ame. consists in ahorizontal piece, B, iigs. land- 2, terminating, at each end, with ak hang- -ing fork or short pair of legs, b, which ft ou to the back of the car-seat, for atta-ching the rest thereto. rlhis construction vof sustaining -frame gives the .head-rest a broad sustaining-base, so that the rest is uotli'able to be pushed over laterally by a sidewise pressure of the head.

lhe hinge c hasa stop, a', tig. 2, on its rear side, which holds the'rcst A rigid in that direction, but

leaves vit free to befolded in a forward direction.

The. frame-work is of light malleable cast-iron, covcred with cloth oyothersoft material; and, as but litt-leA iitting-labor is required, the rest-s can be furnished at a light expense.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, a l'd desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y The hoop and diaphragm-cushion or rest A, with the sustaining-traine B b-b, provided with a joint, a, for folding the parts together, in the manner andfor the purpose herein specified.

l The above specification of my invention me, this 11th day of N ovember, 1869.

' O. B. LOVELESS.

, signed by Witnesses:

' O. C. BENTLEY,

F. A. Mommy. 

